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The Scientific Odyssey

Dr. Chad Davies

An examination of scientific inquiry through a discussion of the history and philosophy of the scientific endeavor.

education natural sciences

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Episode 3.12: Restoring Astronomy at the End of the...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/07/03

In this episode, we discuss the transition of European astronomy from the 13th century to the end of the 15th century. We spend some time taking a look at the effects of The Great Mortality on the institutions of Europe and consider the factors of the rediscovery of atomism, the development of the printing press, the Fall of Constantinople and the rise of the new universities of central and eastern Europe in creating the conditions that would allow for new ideas to develop and spread. We then

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01:02:52

Episode 3.11: Questioning Aristotle

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/06/26

This episode takes a look at the rise of the European university in the 12th century, the development of Scholasticism, the impact on the translations of Aristotle's works and the accompanying commentaries on it and the effects of the Condemnations of 1277. From this, the challenges to Aristotle's formulation of physics and the terrestrial motion of objects are considered. The contributions of Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Bardwardine and the Oxford Calculators, Jean Buridan and Nicole Oresme during

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54:42

Episode 3.10.5: Supplemental-A Brief History of...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/06/19

In the final episode in our trilogy on the philosophy of time, we look at J. M. E. McTaggart's essay, The Unreality of Time, and then work through various philosophical positions that arise from it. Included in the discussion are presentism, eternalism, the block universe model and the arrow of time.

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01:01:16

Episode 3.10.4: Supplemental-A Brief History of...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/06/12

In this episode we open the account of the temporal realist beginning with Isaac Newton and John Locke. We then look at the a priori idealism of Immanuel Kant before ending on the reformulation of physics by Albert Einstein and his concept of relativity in space-time.

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52:43

Episode 3.10.3: Supplemental-A Brief History of...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/06/05

We look at how various ancient philosophers and theologians conceptualized time. We look at the paradoxes of Eleatic school of Parmenides and Zeno, the response of Aristotle and the later reconsideration of the topic by Augustine. This week is spend looking at early versions of idealism and relationalism with just a brief mention of realist concepts like relativity and frames of reference.

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07:23

Podcastia Interruptus

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/05/29

A short explanation of the recent lack of new content from the podcast and what the plan is going forward.

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54:40

Episode 3.10.2: Supplemental-A Brief History of...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/05/15

In this episode we look at subdividing the day with the development of time keeping devices from the gnomon and sundials to atomic clocks.

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52:34

Episode 3.10.1: Supplemental-A Brief History of...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/05/01

We look at the development of the modern western calendar from prehistory through the time of the Roman Kings to the reforms of Julius Caesar (the Julian Calendar) and Pope Gregory XIII (the Gregorian Calendar). Modern attempts at calendar reform are also discussed including the World Calendar and the International Fixed Calendar.

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52:10

Episode 3.10: Astronomy Between the Plagues

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/04/24

We look at the rediscovery of astronomical texts by western Europe from the time of the Plague of Justinian to the Great Mortality. The work of Martianus Capella, Isidore of Seville, Gerard of Cremona, Averroes and Johannes of Sacrobosco is examined and placed in a wider historical context.

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46:17

Episode 3.9.1: Supplemental-Ibn al-Haytham

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/04/17

A brief scientific biography of the Islamic physicist, Ibn al-Haytham. We look at his work in optics, mathematics, astronomy and the development of a method of scientific inquiry.

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49:37

Episode 3.9: Islamic Astronomy

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/04/10

In this episode we look at the astronomical work done during the Golden Age of Islamic Science. This includes the work sponsored by the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun, the work of al-Balkhi, al-Battani, al-Biruni and ibn al-Haytham. We conclude with material covering the Andalusian Revolt and the Maragha Revolution.

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39:04

Episode 3.8.1: Supplemental-South American Astronomy

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/04/03

In this episode we look at the role of astronomy in the culture of the Inca Empire and Kogi Tribe. We examine the Cusco, Coricancha and the ceques and huacas that embody Inca religious practice along with the city of Machu Picchu. Finally, we look at the woven universe of the Kogi tribe of northern Colombia.

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49:12

Episode 3.8: The Great Syntaxis

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/03/27

A look at the work of Ptolemy's Mathematical Treatise, otherwise known as the Almagest. Hipparchus, precession, the Library of Alexandria and the broader Greco-Roman world are also discussed.

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45:56

Episode 3.7: Hellenistic Astronomy from Aristarchus...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/03/20

We look at the failure of the Eudoxian model of homocentric spheres and the models of Aristarchus of Samos, Apollonius of Perga and Hipparchus to proposed to replace it. We also discuss the ideas of scientific realism and instrumentalism with respect to Hellenistic astronomy.

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41:36

Episode 3.6.1: Supplemental-Rounding the Earth

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/03/13

A look at the evidence gathered by the Greek, Hellenistic and Arabic natural philosophers that determined the size and shape of the Earth. Aristotle's lines of evidence are discussed as are the measurements of Eratosthenes, Posidonius and al-Biruni. We also take a look at the myth that it was Columbus who first thought the Earth was round and how it arose.

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01:01:42

Episode 3.6: The Geometer's Universe

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/03/06

A look at Greek astronomy from the time of Hesiod and Homer to the spherical model of Aristotle. The writings of Thales, Empedocles, the Pythagoreans and Plato are considered before moving to the sphere's of Eudoxus and Callipus and the synthesis of physics and astronomy by the tutor of Alexander the Great.

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55:22

Episode 3.5.1: Supplemental-Mesoamerican Astronomy

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/02/28

A discussion of some aspects of Mesoamerican astronomy including the Mayan calendar with its Calendar Round and Long Count Calendar and the cities of Chichen Itza, Palenque, Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan.

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50:23

Episode 3.5: The Necessary Tools

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/02/21

In this episode we look at the practice of Babylonian astronomy and the tools that made it possible: cuneiform writing and arithmetical mathematics.

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59:03

Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-Thoughts on LIGO

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/02/14

Some unscripted thoughts about the detection of gravitational waves by direct observation by LIGO. We briefly discuss some aspects of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, how interferometers work and what the significance of the detection is. We also look at how experimental science is done and communicated.

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49:55

Episode 3.4.1: Supplemental-Native North American...

The Scientific Odyssey ·

2016/02/07

This week we look at the narratives, sites and artifacts of the native North Americans in their practice of religion and astronomy. We look at the traditions Chumash tribe of California, the kivas and spirals of the peoples of the Four Corners region including the Hopi, Navaho, Zuni and Anasazi, the Medicine Wheels of the central plains and the mounds and woodhenges of the Cahokia site of Mississippian peoples of Illinois.

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